Results of the 1968 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly)

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Western Australian state election, 23 March 1968
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 359,790[1]
Votes cast 331,325 Turnout 92.09% –0.24%
Informal votes 10,255 Informal 3.10% –0.01%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 145,605 45.35% +2.71% 23 + 2
  Liberal and Country 141,271 44.00% –4.54% 19 – 2
  Country 16,879 5.25% +0.38% 9 + 1
  Democratic Labor 10,456 3.26% +2.32% 0 ± 0
  Democratic 2,216 0.69% +0.69% 0 ± 0
  Communist 1,694 0.53% +0.44% 0 ± 0
  Independent 2,949 0.92% –1.98% 0 ± 0
Total 321,070     51  

This is a list of electoral district results of the 1968 Western Australian election.

Results by Electoral district[edit]

Albany[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Albany[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Hall 2,958 55.4
Liberal and Country Henry Ayers 2,386 44.6
Total formal votes 5,344 98.8
Informal votes 65 1.2
Turnout 5,409 93.4
Labor hold Swing

Ascot[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Ascot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Merv Toms 7,011 63.2
Liberal and Country Douglas Anderson 4,080 36.8
Total formal votes 11,091 97.6
Informal votes 277 2.4
Turnout 11,368 91.6
Labor hold Swing

Avon[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Avon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Harry Gayfer unopposed
Country hold Swing

Balcatta[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Balcatta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herb Graham 8,014 63.4
Liberal and Country Anthony Scolaro 4,626 36.6
Total formal votes 12,640 96.1
Informal votes 519 3.9
Turnout 13,159 93.1
Labor hold Swing

Belmont[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Belmont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Colin Jamieson 7,105 64.5
Liberal and Country Bruce Tomlinson 3,905 35.5
Total formal votes 11,010 97.6
Informal votes 265 2.4
Turnout 11,275 92.2
Labor hold Swing

Blackwood[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Blackwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ron Kitney 2,798 54.6
Liberal and Country John Hearman 2,324 45.4
Total formal votes 5,122 96.5
Informal votes 184 3.5
Turnout 5,306 93.7
Country gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Boulder-Dundas[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Boulder-Dundas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Moir unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Bunbury[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Bunbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Maurice Williams 3,107 52.6
Labor Alexandra White 2,584 43.8
Democratic Labor John Guidera 213 3.6
Total formal votes 5,904 98.5
Informal votes 88 1.5
Turnout 5,992 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Maurice Williams 3,305 55.7
Labor Alexandra White 2,599 44.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Canning[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Canning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Bateman 6,185 48.5
Liberal and Country Ross Elliott 5,683 44.5
Democratic Labor Lydia Obbes 498 3.9
Independent Melford Roe 397 3.1
Total formal votes 12,763 96.3
Informal votes 485 3.7
Turnout 13,248 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Bateman 6,441 50.5
Liberal and Country Ross Elliott 6,322 49.5
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Clontarf[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Clontarf
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Donald May 5,613 50.1
Liberal and Country Paul Buddee 4,697 41.9
Democratic Labor John Martyr 604 5.4
Independent Ian Skipworth 284 2.5
Total formal votes 11,198 96.0
Informal votes 467 4.0
Turnout 11,665 91.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Donald May 5,846 52.2
Liberal and Country Paul Buddee 5,352 47.8
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Cockburn[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Cockburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Taylor 8,360 68.6
Liberal and Country Stanley Elliman 3,825 31.4
Total formal votes 12,185 95.1
Informal votes 622 4.9
Turnout 12,807 92.7
Labor hold Swing

Collie[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Collie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Jones 2,827 53.3
Liberal and Country Bob Pike 2,125 40.1
Independent John Davidson 352 6.6
Total formal votes 5,304 98.7
Informal votes 70 1.3
Turnout 5,374 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Jones 3,003 56.6
Liberal and Country Bob Pike 2,301 43.4
Labor hold Swing

Cottesloe[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Cottesloe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Ross Hutchinson 6,643 57.3
Labor Christopher Caldwell 4,325 37.3
Independent Lola Griggs 620 5.4
Total formal votes 11,588 98.2
Informal votes 214 1.8
Turnout 11,802 90.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Ross Hutchinson 6,953 60.0
Labor Christopher Caldwell 4,635 40.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Dale[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Dale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Cyril Rushton 4,260 65.4
Labor James Wolfe 2,255 34.6
Total formal votes 6,515 95.8
Informal votes 288 4.2
Turnout 6,803 95.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Darling Range[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Darling Range
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Ken Dunn 3,293 52.7
Labor Alick Smith 1,952 31.3
Country George Spriggs 861 13.8
Country Daniel Varney 141 2.3
Total formal votes 6,247 95.6
Informal votes 286 4.4
Turnout 6,533 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Ken Dunn 4,138 66.2
Labor Alick Smith 2,109 33.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing

East Melville[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: East Melville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Des O'Neil 8,800 74.9
Communist Victor Williams 1,694 14.4
Independent Ralph Von Paleske 1,249 10.6
Total formal votes 11,743 94.6
Informal votes 666 5.4
Turnout 12,409 92.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal and Country Des O'Neil 9,425 80.3
Communist Victor Williams 2,318 19.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Floreat[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Floreat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Andrew Mensaros 4,938 45.7
Labor Lyla Elliott 3,474 32.2
Country George Gummow 1,546 14.3
Democratic Labor Bernard Flanagan 839 7.8
Total formal votes 10,797 98.2
Informal votes 199 1.8
Turnout 10,996 92.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Andrew Mensaros 6,977 64.6
Labor Lyla Elliott 3,820 35.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Fremantle[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Fletcher 7,393 73.5
Democratic Labor William Kenneally 2,673 26.5
Total formal votes 10,066 94.7
Informal votes 565 5.3
Turnout 10,631 90.7
Labor hold Swing

Gascoyne[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Gascoyne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Daniel Norton 1,321 62.2
Liberal and Country Peter Butler 724 34.1
Independent Neville Brandstater 79 3.7
Total formal votes 2,124 97.4
Informal votes 56 2.6
Turnout 2,180 84.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Daniel Norton 1,361 64.1
Liberal and Country Peter Butler 763 35.9
Labor hold Swing

Geraldton[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Geraldton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Sewell 3,103 56.2
Liberal and Country Phillip Cooper 2,423 43.8
Total formal votes 5,526 98.9
Informal votes 60 1.1
Turnout 5,586 90.8
Labor hold Swing

Greenough[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Greenough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country David Brand unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Kalgoorlie[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Evans unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Karrinyup[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Karrinyup
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stan Lapham 5,720 53.5
Liberal and Country John Waghorne 4,422 41.3
Democratic Labor Arthur White 552 5.2
Total formal votes 10,694 97.0
Informal votes 332 3.0
Turnout 11,026 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stan Lapham 5,803 54.3
Liberal and Country John Waghorne 4,891 45.7
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Katanning[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Crawford Nalder unopposed
Country hold Swing

Kimberley[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Alan Ridge 1,159 52.2
Labor John Rhatigan 1,060 47.8
Total formal votes 2,219 98.9
Informal votes 25 1.1
Turnout 2,244 80.5
Liberal and Country gain from Labor Swing

Maylands[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Harman 5,459 51.0
Liberal and Country Bob Marshall 4,491 42.0
Democratic Labor Francis Pownall 472 4.4
Independent Cornelis de Bruin 276 2.6
Total formal votes 10,698 97.6
Informal votes 264 2.4
Turnout 10,962 91.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Harman 5,668 53.0
Liberal and Country Bob Marshall 5,030 47.0
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Melville[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Melville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Tonkin 7,566 67.5
Liberal and Country Albert Box 3,636 32.5
Total formal votes 11,202 97.3
Informal votes 305 2.7
Turnout 11,507 93.9
Labor hold Swing

Merredin-Yilgarn[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Merredin-Yilgarn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Brown 2,260 39.9
Liberal and Country Jack Stewart 1,460 25.8
Country Geoffrey Telfer 1,343 23.7
Independent Raymond Evans 602 10.6
Total formal votes 5,665 98.9
Informal votes 65 1.1
Turnout 5,730 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Jack Stewart 2,996 52.9
Labor James Brown 2,669 47.1
Liberal and Country gain from Labor Swing

Mirrabooka[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Mirrabooka
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Doug Cash 6,035 47.7
Labor Kevin Parker 5,779 45.7
Democratic Labor John Poole 843 6.7
Total formal votes 12,657 97.9
Informal votes 276 2.1
Turnout 12,933 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Doug Cash 6,679 52.8
Labor Kevin Parker 5,978 47.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Moore[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Moore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Edgar Lewis 2,984 52.3
Independent Albert Tonkin 2,721 47.7
Total formal votes 5,705 97.4
Informal votes 154 2.6
Turnout 5,859 93.3
Country hold Swing

Mount Hawthorn[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Mount Hawthorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron Bertram 5,831 52.9
Liberal and Country James Ring 4,279 38.9
Democratic Labor Gavan O'Connor 905 8.2
Total formal votes 11,015 95.4
Informal votes 528 4.6
Turnout 11,543 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ron Bertram 5,967 54.2
Liberal and Country James Ring 5,048 45.8
Labor hold Swing

Mount Lawley[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Mount Lawley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Ray O'Connor 6,655 60.0
Labor Patrick Weir 4,440 40.0
Total formal votes 11,095 96.3
Informal votes 420 3.7
Turnout 11,515 91.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Mount Marshall[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Mount Marshall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ray McPharlin unopposed
Country hold Swing

Murchison-Eyre[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Murchison-Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Richard Burt unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Murray[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Murray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Ewart Runciman 3,338 53.8
Labor Fred Crockenberg 2,861 46.2
Total formal votes 6,199 98.5
Informal votes 93 1.5
Turnout 6,292 94.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Narrogin[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Narrogin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Manning unopposed
Country hold Swing

Nedlands[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Nedlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Charles Court 8,533 76.6
Labor Eric Hicks 2,599 23.4
Total formal votes 11,132 98.4
Informal votes 178 1.6
Turnout 11,310 89.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Northam[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Northam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken McIver 2,674 48.8
Liberal and Country Claude Roediger 1,808 33.0
Country Maurice Armstrong 1,003 18.3
Total formal votes 5,485 98.9
Informal votes 60 1.1
Turnout 5,545 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken McIver 2,942 53.6
Liberal and Country Claude Roediger 2,543 46.4
Labor hold Swing

Perth[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Burke 5,141 49.9
Liberal and Country Peter Durack 3,643 35.3
Independent Paul Ritter 1,128 11.0
Democratic Labor William Spence 393 3.8
Total formal votes 10,305 95.7
Informal votes 458 4.3
Turnout 10,763 86.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Terry Burke 5,793 56.2
Liberal and Country Peter Durack 4,512 43.8
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Pilbara[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Pilbara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Bickerton unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Roe[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Roe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Young 2,931 46.0
Liberal and Country Mel Bungey 2,209 34.7
Labor John Jehu 1,226 19.3
Total formal votes 6,366 98.8
Informal votes 80 1.2
Turnout 6,446 94.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Bill Young 3,799 59.7
Liberal and Country Mel Bungey 2,567 40.3
Country hold Swing

South Perth[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: South Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Bill Grayden 8,195 78.6
Democratic Labor Brian Peachey 2,229 21.4
Total formal votes 10,424 92.7
Informal votes 823 7.3
Turnout 11,247 89.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Stirling[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Clayton Mitchell unopposed
Country hold Swing

Subiaco[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Subiaco
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Hugh Guthrie 5,316 47.9
Labor Ronnay Foster 5,153 46.4
Independent Jacqueline Lander 639 5.7
Total formal votes 11,108 97.6
Informal votes 276 2.4
Turnout 11,384 90.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Hugh Guthrie 5,603 50.4
Labor Ronnay Foster 5,505 49.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Swan[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Brady 7,852 71.0
Liberal and Country John Pitsikas 3,201 29.0
Total formal votes 11,053 97.8
Informal votes 250 2.2
Turnout 11,303 92.3
Labor hold Swing

Toodyay[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Toodyay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country James Craig 2,811 54.7
Labor Edmond Hewett 2,329 45.3
Total formal votes 5,140 96.3
Informal votes 195 3.7
Turnout 5,335 94.4
Country hold Swing

Vasse[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Vasse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country William Bovell unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Victoria Park[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Victoria Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron Davies unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Warren[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Warren
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Evans 3,175 55.3
Liberal and Country Gordon Thompson 2,331 40.6
Democratic Labor Francis Dwyer 235 4.1
Total formal votes 5,741 98.3
Informal votes 97 1.7
Turnout 5,838 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Evans 6,122 58.8
Liberal and Country Gordon Thompson 4,289 41.2
Labor hold Swing

Wellington[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Wellington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Iven Manning unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Wembley[edit]

1968 Western Australian state election: Wembley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Guy Henn unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Prescott, David Black with the assistance of Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.
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